exoplanet WASP-96b

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Exoplanet WASP-96b is a hot, bloated gas giant orbiting a Sun-like star about 1,150 light-years away in the constellation Phoenix, notable for its clear atmosphere and prominent water vapor signatures.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
WASP-96 b exoplanet spectrum 1
exoplanet WASP-96b canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf exoplanet
gas giant planet
hot Jupiter
atmosphereCharacteristic clear atmosphere
prominent water vapor signatures
atmosphereContains water vapor
atmosphericStudyType transmission spectroscopy
belongsToCatalog WASP exoplanet survey
density low density
discoveredBy Wide Angle Search for Planets
discoveryMethod transit method
discoveryStatus confirmed exoplanet
discoveryYear 2013
distanceFromEarth about 1150 light-years
equilibriumTemperature high equilibrium temperature
equilibriumTemperatureRelativeToEarth much hotter than Earth
firstJWSTExoplanetSpectrum true
hasAtmosphericClouds little to no detectable clouds in transmission
hasTransitLightCurve true
hostStar WASP-96
hostStarConstellation Phoenix
hostStarDistanceFromEarth about 1150 light-years
hostStarMetallicityEffect used to study relation between stellar metallicity and planet atmosphere
hostStarSpectralType G-type star
hostStarType Sun-like star
JWSTInstrumentUsed Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
surface form: NIRISS
JWSTObservationProgram Early Release Observations
locatedInConstellation Phoenix
massRelativeToJupiter about half the mass of Jupiter
notableFor clear atmospheric transmission spectrum
detection of water vapor in atmosphere
observedBy Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
orbitalPeriod a few days
orbits WASP-96
very close to its host star
physicalCharacteristic bloated
planetaryMigration likely migrated inward from formation location
planetarySystem WASP-96
surface form: WASP-96 system
planetType gas giant
radiusRelativeToJupiter larger radius than Jupiter
skyLocation southern celestial hemisphere
spectralFeature water absorption bands in near-infrared
temperatureClass hot
transiting true
usedFor demonstrating JWST exoplanet spectroscopy capabilities
testing exoplanet atmospheric models

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JWST Early Release Observations (ERO) includes exoplanet WASP-96b
subject surface form: JWST Early Release Observations
this entity surface form: WASP-96 b exoplanet spectrum